Weather stripping for doors and windows



. Feb. 7, 1928.

I 1,658,282 N. E. BRAY WBAjTBER STRIPPING FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS Filed Sept. 8. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NE. EI'EH z I zz n attoamcqlr Feb. 7, 1928,

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Application filed September Anotherobject ofthe invention is to provide stripping which may be readily applled and will not be liable to work loose when a door or window is opened orclosed.

Anotherohject of theinvention isto prevent the stripping from interferingwith easy opening and closing of. the window or door. 1 .1

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a Window provided with the improved weather stripping;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the window sash and a portion of the window frame in which the sash is slidably mounted;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing one side portion of a window sash provided with the improved weather stripping, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a portion of a door provided with the improved 30 stripping. I

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, there has been illustrated a window frame and sashes provided with the improved weather stripping. The

sash, which is indicated in general by the numeral 1, represents a lower sashand is slidably mounted in the usual track formed in the window frame, indicated by the numeral 2. The sash lmay be provided with a thickened upper portion 8 to overlap a correspondingly shaped lower portion of an upper sash 4, or, if the sashes are slidably mounted in a single track instead of tracks separated by a head 2, thickening of the portions ofthe sashes which overlap will not be necessary. A groove '5 which may be either arcuate or rectangular in cross section is formed in the outer side face of the upper portion of the sash 1 and similar grooves 6 and 7 are formed along the side and lower edge face of the sash. Strips 8, which are preferably formed of rubber, are seated in thegrooves 5, 6 and 7 and project slightly so that, when the sash is mounted in the frame 2, the strips 8 at the sides of the sash shown in Fig. 2, and the strip which extends will engage the inner walls of the tracks, as

across the bottomiof the sashlwill contact WVlilh the sill when the window isaclosedwlt will be understood that both the upperfland lower sashes will be providedwith grooves in whichv packing strips 8 are mounted but that the upper sash will beprovided with a pack ng along its upper edge face instead of its: lower edge. Grooves '9 are formed .ve'rti- ,cally in the inner'walls of the tracksof the window frame andpacking; strips 10, similaryto thestripsS; are placed in the, grooves 9. y The strips 8 and; "10 may "be firn'ilysecured by cement ojr 'in anyoother desired manner.:? It should. he noted that the pack- 1-n ;-'str1ps 10 i are" in slightly offset' relation to the strips 8 at the sides of the window so that, whilethe strips of theframe and sash may contact and form a tight closure between the sash and frame, they will not interfere with sliding of the sash vertically in the frame to an open or a closed position. It should be further noted that the packing strip 8 contacts with the side edge face of the sash as well as engaging the packing strip 10 and the packing 10 has a portion engaging the side of the window frame.

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Therefore, the two packing strips cooperate to provide a three point contact between the wlndow frame and sash and a very tight joint is formed between them. The sill and top of the frame are also provided with grooves 9, each having a packing strip 10 placed therein in slightly offset relation to the strips extending respectively along the lower and upper edges of the upper and lower sashes. A ver tight joint will, therefore, be formed which will effectively prevent cold air, dust and rain from entering a room between a window frame and sashes slidably mounted therein. It will be obvious that a window including a frame and a single sash slidahle therein instead of upper and lower sashes could be packed in a similar manner.

In Fig. 4:,the improved packing has been shown applied to a door 11 which is of a conventional construction and pivotally mounted through the medium of hinges 12' secured to the door jam'b or frame 13 at one side of the door. out in the-edge faces of the door and frame, and in these grooves aremounted packing stripslG and 17, similar to the packing strips 8 and 10. These strips may be either round, square or any other desired shape in cross section. When applied to the door and Grooves 14 and 15 are doors and windows prevented.

frame, they project slightly from the grooves formed therein and will be compressed between the door and frame when the door is closed. It will thus be seen that the packing strips may be applied to a door as well as to a window and that, when the doors and windows of a house or other building are equipped with the improved door and window construction, cold air, dust and rain will be excluded and rattling of the Vindows which are pivotally mounted in a frame by pins'and swung into and out of a closed position would be provided with packing similar to that provided for the door shown in Fig. 3. i

Having thus described the invention, I claim: i

1. In a structure of the'character described, a frame, a closure in said frame movable into and out of a closed position, packing strips extending along the edge faces of said closure, and companion packing strips extending along adjacent faces of said frame, cooperating packing strips of the frame and closure being partially overlapped transversely for side to side contact gitudinally extending grooves disposed in overlapped and transversely offset relation when the closure is shut, and companion packing strips firmly seated in said grooves, said packing strips being circular in cross section and having portions projecting from the grooves for overlapped side to side contact with their companion packing strips and contacting engagement with the frame and closure adjacent the grooves when the closure is shut.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

NORRIS E. BRAY. 11.3. 

